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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - June 2024 #4

Kaufman & Canoles on 6/25/2024

Under Armour on Friday said it has agreed to pay $434 million to settle a 2017 class action lawsuit accusing the sports apparel maker of defrauding shareholders about its revenue growth in order to meet Wall Street forecasts....more

Dartmouth Basketball Players Vote to Be First College Athletes Represented by a Union

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/6/2024

On March 5, 2024, players on the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team voted to unionize, making the group the first college sports team to do so in the United States. Dartmouth College has already filed an appeal with the...more

Labor Updates: Recent NLRB Rulings on Scope of Union Bargaining Units, NCAA Athletes

Franczek P.C. on 12/29/2022

As we’ve previously reported, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB, or the Board) under the Biden administration has been issuing decisions that are more union-friendly and less favorable to employers. Earlier this month,...more

Will the Star Quarterback Be Sacked by the Taxman?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/7/2014

On March 26, 2014, a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided scholarship football players at Northwestern University are employees because they “perform services for the benefit of the employer...more

Bracketology 101 – A Look Ahead at Legal Issues that May Change the Face of the Final Four

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 3/19/2014

This year’s NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament may be the last of its kind. This post explores some of the brewing legal issues that may force big changes to future “Final Fours,” and in turn, the legal rights and...more

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